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White women on the hook

7 September 2019

9:00 AM

7 September 2019

9:00 AM

Martin Niemöller’s famous post-World War II quotation is as poetic as it is heart-breaking, as insightful as it is terrifying. And, sadly, it also appears increasingly relevant. To recap:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.

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